passage

These bees live ______ in what is known as a bee colony.

• same

• together

• with

• community

The head of the colony is called the queen bee. She is larger than the______ of the bees.

• rest

• other

• different

• more

Her main task ______ the colony is to lay eggs.

• on

• with

• of

• in

Most of the ______ bees are the worker bees.

• rest

• other

• different

• many

These bees ______ nectar and pollen from flowers.

• bring

• gather

• collect

• take away

The worker bees also help look ______ the young bees.

• among

• after

• into

• with

The third type of bee found in the colony is the drone or ______ bee.

• boy

• male

• man

• it

The main task of ______ a bee is to mate with a new queen.

• such

• other

• its

• over

______ this period, she would have ______ more than half a million eggs.

• After, throw

• While, leave

• When, drop

• During, laid

___18___ the queen bee is dying, a new queen would be groomed.

• During

• When

• Unlike

• Now